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A Pirate Of Exquisite Mind: The Life Of William Dampier by Michael Preston, Diana Preston (Paperback, 2005)

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A rip-roaring swashbuckler about a forgotten 17th century English hero who, starting as a poor, piratical buccaneer, became a famed round-the-world explorer. William Dampier, (1651-1715), was an English adventurer and pirate who preyed on ships on the Spanish Main. Poor and ill-educated and determined to make his fortune, he nonetheless had a passion for exploration and scientific research.Dampier was the first to map the winds and currents of the world's oceans; led the first recorded party of Englishmen to set foot on Australia - 80 years before Cook; wrote about Galapagos wildlife 150 years before Darwin, who drew on Dampier's notes in his own work; was the first travel writer- A NEW VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD was instant bestseller when it was published in 1697 - said to have influenced the novels of Swift and Defoe.A man full of contradictions- he who achieved so much 'blew it' later in life, declining into scandal, failure and even farce. A unique man ahead of his time, he lived a large part of his life among pirates yet managed to preserve what Coleridge called his 'exquisite refinement of mind'. A classic example of the best narrative history.

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TransWorld LTD
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9780552772105
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Book Title
A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: the Life of William Dampier
Author
Michael Preston, Diana Preston
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
History
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
512 Pages

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198mm
Item Width
127mm
Item Weight
346g

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Diana Preston, Michael Preston
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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Draws the reader into the mind of William Dampier and the world of his time.
Very interesting historically, geographically,environmentally, ethically and emotionally. This book should be part of school curriculum.
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